Arts & Culture - Birthday Honours List 2026
81 recipients recognised for this theme in this round
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Medal / BEM
Cefyn Burgess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Conwy, Clwyd
“Weaver and Textile Maker. For services to Arts and Crafts”
Mabel Cardwell (May Cardwell)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Dance and to the community in Corby, Northamptonshire”
David Anthony Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Daniel Graeme Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
Marilyn De Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“Co-Founder, Ayrshire Voices and Opera West. For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire”
Helen Joyce Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Dr John Alexander Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
Brian Charlton Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire”
Shirley Ann Henderson (Shirley McGill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Founder, McGill School of Speech and Drama, and Director, Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre. For services to Drama”
Helen Hopkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich”
Margaret Anne Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“Founder, Birsay Drama Group. For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“Founder and Director, Llandeilo Fawr Festival of Music. For services to Music”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Chief Executive Officer, AudioActive. For services to Young People and to Music”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“Head of the Natural History Museum, Tring. For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire”
Jean Irene Routley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Backwell, Somerset
“For services to Church Music and to the community in Backwell, North Somerset”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“Project Manager, Stockton and Darlington Railway Bicentenary. For services to Heritage”
Member (MBE)
Charlotte Webster
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frome, Somerset
“Broadcast Journalist, Documentary Maker and Advocate. For services to Broadcasting and to Charity”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“Broadcaster. For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland”
Iain Henry Varah
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“Chief Executive, Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure Ltd. For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“Founder, Creator and Company Secretary, The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company. For services to the Arts”
Jack Lorimer Taylor
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
“Piper and lately President, The Piobairaechd Society. For services to Music”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder and Artistic Director, Reading Rep Theatre. For services to Theatre”
Diana Springall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“Textile Artist. For services to Arts and Crafts”
Lisa Jane Riley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Actor. For services to Drama and to Charity”
Suzanne Elizabeth Raine
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Trustee, Imperial War Museum. For services to Heritage”
Anneka Rice
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Broadcaster. For services to Charity and to Broadcasting”
Stefania Passamonte
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“Classical Artist and President of London Performing Academy of Music. For services to Music”
Julius O?riordan (Judge Jules)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“DJ and Broadcaster. For services to Music, to Entertainment Law and to Young People”
Patrick John Newberry
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stoke Climsland, Cornwall
“Chair, Historic England Audit and Risk Assurance Committee and Chair, Cornwall College. For services to Heritage and Education”
Paul Robert Millar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“For services to Architecture and the Arts in Northern Ireland”
Heidi Meyer
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“Master, Lord Leycester Hospital. For services to Heritage”
Jean-Paul Maunick
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Musician, Composer and Producer. For services to Music”
Mark John Mair
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Elgin, Moray
“Volunteer Chair, Morayvia Aerospace Centre. For services to Heritage, to Tourism and to the community in Moray”
Robyn Llewellyn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woodbridge, Suffolk
“Director, England, Midlands and East, The National Lottery Heritage Fund. For services to Heritage”
Nadia Zunobia Khan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Women in CTRL. For services to Women in the Music Industry”
Reuben Kench
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
“Chair, Stockton and Darlington Rail Heritage Partnership. For services to Heritage”
Anthony Iommi
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Broadway, Worcestershire
“Musician and Co-Founder, Black Sabbath. For services to Music and to Charity”
Dorothy Ind
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, Chelsea Ballet Schools. For services to Dance Education”
David Michael Holmes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“Author and Broadcaster. For services to Film, Media and to Charity”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, London School of Picture and Frame Conservation. For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts”
Barbara Rowton Chandler
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Design Journalist and Photographer and Founder, Green Grads. For services to the Design Industry”
Julie Carter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
South Ockendon, Essex
“Owner and Principal, TipToe Stage School and Scalliwags Pre-School, South Ockendon, Essex. For services to Early Years Education and Performing Arts”
Jonathan Boddington
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oswestry, Shropshire
“Founder, Silverlining Furniture. For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making”
Alan George Bealby
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pulborough, West Sussex
“Chair, Post Office Remembrance Fellowship. For services to Heritage and Education”
Diana Ambache
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Musician, Broadcaster and Writer. For services to Music and to Education”